Big Swing Face announced a new and improved Bruce Hornsby, one who wasn't afraid to "Try Anything Once." The lead track of Halcyon Days, "Gonna Be Some Changes Made" -- subtly echoing "The Way It Is" in its piano work -- continues this affirmation of progress, although Hornsby's growth is not sustained across the entire album. Still, the first half of Halcyon Days, while much less ambitious than Big Swing Face, starts off promisingly enough. From the poppy "Changes" to the soothing title track, Hornsby delivers an agreeable set of songs. In its own restrained way, it's a bid for commercial airplay, with guest stars Elton John, Sting, and Eric Clapton all doing their part for the cause. ~ Skyler Miller, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Halcyon Days Track Listing
Halcyon Days Notes
47th Grammy® Awards Nomination: Best Pop Instrumental Performance - track: "Song F"
Credits of Halcyon Days
- Tony Maserati
- Mixing
- Suzanne Ornstein
- Violin
- Sandra Park
- Violin
- Wayne Pooley
- Guitar, Producer, Engineer
- Sue Pray
- Viola
- Laura Seaton
- Violin
- John "J.T." Thomas
- Orchestral Arrangements
- Doug Derryberry
- Guitar
- Bobby Read
- Clarinet
- Paul Woodiel
- Violin
- J. Collier
- Bass
- David Bett
- Art Direction
- Matt Still
- Engineer
- Sarah Seiver
- Cello
- Michael Roth
- Violin
- Brian Garten
- Engineer
- Eileen Moon
- Cello
- James "Woody" Green
- Vocals (Background)
- Sharon Yamada
- Violin
- Robert Rinehart
- Viola
- Elizabeth Dyson
- Cello
- Lisa Kim
- Violin
- Fiona Simon
- Violin
- Sean Smith
- Photography
- Vivek Kamath
- Viola
- Soo Hyun Kwon
- Violin
- Jung Sun Yoo
- Violin
- Dawn Hannay
- Viola
- Sarah Kim
- Violin
- Matthew Lehmann
- Violin
- David Creswell
- Viola
- Duoming Ba
- Violin
- Maryia Borozina
- Violin
- Dagle
- Mixing
- Moonie Geiger
- Production Coordination
- Peter Harris
- Orchestral Arrangements
- R.S. Hornsby
- Guitar
- Patti Oates Martin
- Production Assistant
- Lennie Meat
- A&R
- Kurt Muroki
- Bass
- Ayano Ninomiya
- Violin
- Satoshi Okamoto
- Bass
- Ralph Payne
- Vocals (Background)
- Donnie Stuckey
- Vocals (Background)
- Dan Reed
- Violin
- Lloyd Jones
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Eric Clapton
- Guitar, Vocals
- Simon Climie
- Engineer
- Alan Douglas
- Engineer
- Karen Dreyfus
- Viola
- Sonny Emory
- Drums
- Kevin Halpin
- Engineer
- Jeanne Ingram
- Violin
- Ted Jensen
- Mastering
- Myung Hi Kim
- Violin
- Jeanne LeBlanc
- Cello
- Bruce Hornsby
- Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Mixing, Producer
- Elton John
- Vocals
- Sting
- Vocals




















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